I agree that polls can have very different results depending on the wording of the poll. It's important for the polls to have clear and precise wording. How are we supposed to have a sense of what policies the American people support, so their views can be represented in government?
Hi Elliot: The hard answer is that we have to exercise our own judgment and be good social scientists when reading polls, not simply consumers of toplines. Ideally the press would do this for readers so they don't have to...
Hi Elliott,
I agree that polls can have very different results depending on the wording of the poll. It's important for the polls to have clear and precise wording. How are we supposed to have a sense of what policies the American people support, so their views can be represented in government?
-Elliot
Hi Elliot: The hard answer is that we have to exercise our own judgment and be good social scientists when reading polls, not simply consumers of toplines. Ideally the press would do this for readers so they don't have to...